Rowes Wharf is a modern development site in the seaport district of Boston. In the center of the area is a building that is known as "the Gateway to Boston." The building was completed in 1987 and houses the Boston Harbor Hotel. Rowes Wharf is a waterfront development and many water taxis, which are an alternative form of transport, stop at the Wharf.
The Boston Harbor Hotel is situated at Rowes Wharf and overlooks Boston Harbor. The hotel has 230 guest rooms and suites, including a Presidential Suite, which has a dining table that seats 10 people, fresh fruit and flowers and a butler to serve food and drink when required. The guest rooms have a separate living area with a desk and leather accessories. A flat-screen television with cable and web television are also in every room. The en-suite bathrooms are marble and have complimentary toiletries included. The hotel offers a complimentary newspaper to guests as well as in-room babysitting services. The hotel also has 24-hour room service for guests. The Meritage restaurant, located within the hotel, serves dishes made from locally sourced products whenever possible. The dishes can be served on either large or small dishes at the choice of the customer and each dish is paired with a particular wine for guests to sample if they wish.
Boston Harbor Hotel at Rowes Wharf
70 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
617-439-7000
bhh.com
The Hilton Boston Financial District Hotel is situated less than one mile from Rowes Wharf. It was built in 1928 and is decorated in an art-deco style of the same period. Each room comes complete with a work desk with wireless Internet connection and two phone lines with voice mail. The marble bathrooms have a bathtub and a shower with a massaging showerhead. Television and on-demand movies are also in every guest room, as well as tea- and coffee-making facilities. The Caliterra restaurant, in the hotel, serves American and Italian cuisine including fresh New England seafood. The fitness room in the hotel has both cardiovascular equipment and free weights for guest use.
Hilton Boston Financial District Hotel
89 Broad St.
Boston, MA 02110
617-556-0053
hilton.com
The InterContinental Boston hotel is only one mile from Rowes Wharf and has 424 guestrooms. The rooms are all en-suite with a separate bathtub and shower. Guests have a television with satellite and pay per-view-movies in each room. Guests have access to high-speed Internet--the hotel charges extra for this service. Miel is one of the restaurants in the hotel and it serves French organic dishes flavored with lavender, olive oil tomatoes as well as honey which are all flavors from the Cote d'Azur region of France. The InterContinental Hotel has a 24-hour fitness center for guest use with an indoor swimming pool and steam rooms.
InterContinental Boston Hotel
510 Atlantic Ave.
Boston, MA 02210
617-747-1000
intercontinentalboston.com
